Lancit Media Productions.
1) Math curse
Series
Reading rainbow volume 131
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
LaVar tracks down, scouts out and sneaks up on math-in action, and he finds out firsthand that a factory -- and life -- can't run without it. Books reviewed include Marvelous math: a book of poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Twelve snails to one lizard: a tale of mischief and measurement by Susan Hightower, and Pigs on a blanket: fun with math and time by Amy Axelrod.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 54
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Corinne Orr reads the featured book by Aliki, Mummies made in Egypt. Host LeVar Burton visits museums to look at mummies and watch research and restoration work being done on mummies in museum collections.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 61
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The featured book "Dive to the coral reefs" written by Elizabeth Taynton, Paul Erickson and Les Kaufman, describes the formation of a coral reef and the many plants and animals that live in and around these underwater communities. Host, LeVar Burton scuba dives in the coral reefs off the Florida Keys where he encounters tropical fish and a variety of fascinating coral. Viewers will also meet a "reef doctor" who restores life to damaged reefs by transplanting...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 6
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Description
Introduces readers to many types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils. Other segments: The mysteries of dinosaurs: LeVar buries a time capsule and relates this activity to what we find now when we look at dinosaurs from the past ; What makes a dinosaur?: dino-history poem with visuals of present day animals who are related to dinosaurs ; Let's dig up fossils:...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 14
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
Presents a reading of the book The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash, by Trinka Hakes Noble. Host LeVar Burton also visits an exotic pet shop, a farm, and a livestock fair.
6) Stellaluna
Series
Reading rainbow volume 108
Language
English
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Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Children
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
Storytime @ Home: Nighttime animals
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
Storytime @ Home: Nighttime animals
Description
When the adorable fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she is adopted by a family of birds, but soon finds that she just can't fit in. Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly. They whistle and sing; she doesn't even have a beak! But just when it seems like she'll always be an outsider, Stellaluna makes an amazing discovery. Now she'll learn to cherish the things that make her different from everyone else. And she'll see...
9) Let's go!
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and live shows.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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Description
Discusses surprises and disguises and presents a reading of the book, Miss Nelson is back, by Harry Allard and James Marshall. While Miss Nelson is away her students decide to create a lookalike to fool their principal. Their substitute teacher, Miss Swamp, sets things straight.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 88
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Explains how waves, sand, and pebbles form at the seashore and describes the animals, plants, and shells that can be found on the beach when the tide goes out. Other segments: Suprises on the shore: LeVar shows how the shoreline is constantly changed by the wind, sun, and sea. He explores an island beach and finds seaweed, coral, waves, and animals that live inside shells ; Surprises in the sea: red mangrove trees and the animals that live in them...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 34
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
The book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them. Other segments include: Finding out about germs: LeVar uses a microscope to discover what germs really look like ; How your body fights germs: animation featuring the body's defense team works in action ; How bacteria can help: a visit to an organic farm illustrates how micro-organisms are important to growing food.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 071
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Presents a reading of the book "Alistair's time machine" by Marilyn Sadler which tells the story of Alistair who enters a science competition and invents a machine that takes him to many places and time periods. Film clips show some wild inventions that never made it. LeVar meets "Thomas Edison" who shows him his inventions of the light bulb and the phonograph. Reviewed books are "Find Waldo now" by Martin Handford, "The many lives of Benjamin Franklin"...
14) Feelings
Series
Reading rainbow volume 028
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Probes the world of feelings and how they affect us and those around us. Features the book "Feelings" by Aliki, which uses pictures, dialogs, poems and stories to portray various emotions we feel. Viewers get to meet Koko the gorilla and see how Koko communicates using sign language. Reviewed books are "Honey, I love and other love poems" by Eloise Greenfield, "Fireflies!" by Julie Brinckloe, and "Loudmouth George and the sixth-grade bully" by Nancy...
15) Bugs
Series
Reading rainbow volume 47
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
Bugs includes general information, jokes and descriptions of the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of common insects. Other segments include: LeVar visits Insect world: with the assistance of an entomologist LeVar discovers the uniqueness of a wide variety of bugs and insects at Cincinnati Zoo's Insect World ; See the migration of Monarch Butterflies: take a trip to the mountains in Mexico to find out where monarch...
